Read More

The court heard that Miss Ahmed created a fake Facebook account and used it to post terrorist propaganda. A 'prolific contributor' to a 'pro-IS group', Miss Ahmed praised the Paris terror attacks that left 130 people dead and shared links to an 'extensive online library' of terrorist publications.

One such link was 'tips on how to carry out a stabbing'.

Alex Chalk MP says terror sentences need to be tougher.

Despite pleading guilty, she was spared jail after the judge sentenced the mum-of-five to a suspended term of two years.

In reaching this decision, Judge Moss told the Old Bailey that he was 'moved' by a letter from Miss Ahmed's eldest son. Judge Moss said: "In your exceptional case, the sooner you get back to your children the better".

Following the sentencing, the Conservative MP for Cheltenham wrote to the Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC asking him to personally intervene and review the 'unduly lenient ' sentence.

Jeremy Wright QC MP, Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland (Image: UK Government)

Alex Chalk said: “I have constituents who have been directly affected by the terror attacks in London. They lost a loved one, the Angel of London Bridge, brutally murdered whilst helping other victims of the attack.

"Their resolve in the face of terror is an example for us all. The contrast here is stark.”

Read More

After considering Mr Chalk's letter Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC confirmed that he will be referring the suspended sentence to the Court of Appeal.

Formerly responding to Mr Chalk's letter, he said: “I have considered the sentence imposed on Farhana Ahmed very carefully and I have decided to refer her case to the Court of Appeal because it appears to me to be unduly lenient."

Mr Chalk said: “Online jihadist propaganda gets more clicks in the UK than any other European country. Only Iraq, Turkey, the USA and Saudi Arabia attract more hits. ISIS produces more than 100 new articles, videos and newspapers every week.

“The Courts should be sending a strong message that anyone deliberately encouraging “home-grown” terror attacks in the UK will be met with a tough sentence.

Read More

“I believe that the suspended sentence of Farhana Ahmed was unduly lenient. That’s why I raised the case with the Attorney General and asked him to intervene. I am pleased that he has acted so rapidly.”

Mr Chalk has been an active campaigner on the issue of tougher sentences for terrorist related offences, repeatedly condemning 'toothless sentencing' for terrorist acts.